Sash holder mechanism



Feb. 8, 1938. R. T. AXE 2,107,774

SASH HOLDER MECHANISM Filed June '4, 1936 Patented Feb. 8, 1938 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim. (c1. 292-337) invention relates to sashholders" for sashes,;such as are used buses, railway cars, the,

like- V t-has for itsobject a sash holder mechanism 5 which particularlysimple and economical in construction, particularly for sash framemembers formed of sheet metal and having front and rear spaced apartwalls, one of the principal features of the invention is a constructionby 10 which a sashholder can be readily and economically applied to asash frame of .this type. I

It further has for its object a sash holder which consists of two mainunits, one a holding member, as a latch bolt and a guide therefor, 15and the other an operating mechanism and its mounting, the first unitbeing mountable within the hollow sash frame by an endwise movement ofthe unit, in a direction lengthwise of one of the hollow sash framemembers, as the bottom 20 rail, and the other, a unit which includes anoperating member or lever and its mounting being mountable upon theframe member or bottom rail with the operating member or lever movableinto operative engagement with the first unit or the holding member orlatch bolt thereof, by a movement in a direction at a right angle to thehollow frame.

.The invention consists in the novel features and in the combinationsand constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

to the accompanying drawing in which like characters designatecorresponding partsin all the views.

35 Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a sash equipped with this sashholder.

Figure 2 is an edge view of parts looking to the right in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3, Fig- 4 ure 1. Figure 4 is aninner face View, partly in section, of the sash holder. Sash holders areusually applied to the lower corners of a sash capable of being raisedand 45 lowered, and in Figure l is illustrated but one of the lowercorners of the sash.

I designates the bottom rail of a sash; 2 one of the stiles; 3 the glasspane; and 4 the contiguous portion of the window frame or sash 50 guide.5 designates the sill of the window frame. The stiles and rails,particularly the bottom rail on which the sash holder is mounted, areformed hollow or of metal, usually sheet metal with front and rear wallsspaced apart. The stiles and 55 rails are here shown as of skeletonformation,

In describing this invention, reference is had the stiles consisting offront and rear walls'8, I, spacing posts 8 between them which rigidlyconnect them together, these posts being connected to the walls 6, I bya riveting operation.

9' and I II designate the outer and inner walls of the bottom rail,these being connected by similarspacing posts II.

In the illustrated embodiment of this invention, the stiles lap the endsof the bottom rail I, or, in other words, the bottom rail abuts at each10 end against the inner ends of the stiles, where it is secured to thestiles in any suitable manner, as by welding. Suitable means, as achannel I2 of rubber or similar material, is inserted between the innermargins of the bottom rail I and stile 2 to receive the glass pane 3.Also, suitable weather stripping is located on the edge of each stilewithin the sash guide 4, and a buffer strip I5 is suitably secured atthe lower edge of the bottom rail I for coacting with the sill 5, whenthe sash is closed.

The sash holder for a hollow sash frame or a sash frame, the members ofwhich have front and rear walls spaced apart, comprises a movableholding member, as a sliding latch bolt 2|, a guide 22 therefor, andoperating mechanism for the bolt' ZI. The bolt 2| is here shown as asliding bolt which moves beyond the edge of the sash or the stile 2 tocoact with a rack or openings 23 in the window frame or sash guide. Thebolt is formed with a stem 24 for connection to the operating lever.

The guide 22 is in the form of an elongated U-shaped strip of sufficientwidth to fit between the spaced apart walls 9, III of the bottom rail I,and it is supported by the spacing means or posts of the hollow frame.As each stile 2 overlaps one edge of the bottom rail I, the guide 22 issupported by two of the spacing posts 8 of the stile 2 and by one ormore spacing posts II of the bottom rail I. As here shown, the guide 22is formed at its outer end with hook-shaped shoulders 25 arranged tohook over two of the spacing posts 8; the inner end of the guide 22resting on one of the spacing posts II of the bottom rail. The stem 24of the bolt 2I extends through the bottom of the U-shaped strip and isprovided with a shoulder 26 at its end, and the spring 21 encircles thestem and thrusts in opposite directions against the bottom of theU-shaped strip and the head of the bolt 2I. Thus, the bolt and guideconstitute one unit of a sash holder mechanism, which unit is placeablein position by an endwise movement thereof into the hollow sash frame ina direction lengthwise of the hollow bottom rail I, until the shoulders25 engage the spacing posts 8.

The operating mechanism comprises a movable member or lever 28 and amounting therefor mountable upon the outer face of the inner wall I0 ofthe bottom rail The mounting, here shown, is a suitable base plate 29having angular marginal flanges or shoulders 38 for abutting against thewall H! to space the base plate 29 away from the wall Ill to provide aworking space for the lever 28. The plate 29 is secured to the wall N inany suitable manner, as by screws 3|. The lever 28 is angular in formand pivoted at the end of one of its angular arms at 32 to the plate 2|and having means-as a pin or shoulder.

33 at its angle extending through a slot 34 in the Wall ID of the bottomrail into position to thrust against the shoulder 26 of the stem 24 ofthe bolt 2|, the handle end of the lever extending outside of the baseplate. The base plate is also formed with afinger grip 35 to coactpinch-handle fashion with the handle of the lever 28. The base plate 29with the lever thereon constitutes a second unit which can be assembledon the bottom rail with the lever 28 in interlocking engagement with thestem of the bolt 2| by a movement in a direction at an angle to thebottom rail and the bolt 2|, or the stem thereof. Obviously, upondepressing of the lever 28, the bolt will be retracted and the sash canbe moved along the sash guide, and when the handle is released, the

smear-4 bolt under the "reaction of the spring will be pressed outwardinto position to pass into one of the openings 23 when it comes intoalinement with the openings.

By reason of this sash holder construction consisting of two units, thesash holder is simple, economical in construction and consists of fewparts assembled intwo units, which units can be readily applied to asash.

What I claim is:

A sash holder for a sash having a hollow frame member including frontand rear spaced walls with spacers between them, the sash holdercomprising a holding member, a guide therefor mountable in the hollowframe member with the holding member movable beyond the edge of theframe, the guide and holding member being placeable as a unit in theframe by an endwise movement of the unit into the frame, the guidehaving means for coacting with the spacers of the window frame to limitand support it including outwardly extending shoulders for 00-.

acting with the spacers to limit the inwardmovement of the unit into thehollow frame member, and said unit including a spring acting in oppositedirections on the holding member to move it into operative position andon the guide to thrust the guide inwardly and hold the same with-saidshoulders against the spacers;

ROY T. AXE.

